Support Our Afterschool Program for Safe, Creative, Academic and Spiritual Growth
In a mega-slum just outside of Bogotá where we operate, many children at our school come from single parent homes where every day is a struggle for survival. During the school day, our students are safe under the loving care of our teachers and staff. But once the school day ends, they often go to their homes and are left to themselves until a parent or guardian returns home from work. This can be dangerous in a community that is filled with many temptations and troubles.
Seeing the need to care for our students past the school day, and with a desire to see them continue in their intellectual, emotional and spiritual development, we have begun an afterschool program for our kids. Four days each week from 2PM to 4:30PM the students participate in a program in the arts, sports, and academic instruction at no cost to them!
With the help of our partners at Pide Vida, for two of the days of the afterschool program we provide our students with engaging instruction in music with piano, guitar, and drum lessons. Or they can learn to express themselves through ballet or hip hop dancing. We also have photography, videography and skateboarding instruction. And there are plenty of organized sports and play time.
The other two days of the afterschool program are devoted to remedial academic instruction in which their teachers help tutor their students in areas they need extra help in or supervision to complete their projects and homework.
Each day the children spend some time learning from the Bible about Jesus and his love for them as demonstrated through the compassionate care of our staff.
This program is FREE to our students and completely funded by Impact Initiatives with the help of our partners.